Internet Archive - Collection: pterodactyl-squad

Dark City

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:59:35 GMT

Renegade 8's debut release is a mesmerizing nighttime journey through the seedy underbelly of chiptune. Pulling a variety of samples from the crackling guts of an NES, Renegade 8 uses these sounds to craft melodic, action-packed chiptunes reminiscent of side-scrolling beat 'em ups set across subway ....

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Ultraviolence EP

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:00:07 GMT

h3xal1te has taken inspiration and samples from three of the most delightfully violent games of the 1990s to create this three-track EP of slammin' 8-bit breakcore. Boo ya!.

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Frost

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:37:08 GMT

Winter is drawing closer as Jack Frost curls his icy palm around much of the globe. The mood changes from one of melancholy to preservation, as snow falls, nature hibernates and the ground turns to concrete..

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Abinox

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:48:23 GMT

lpower is back with his most absorbing release to date - Abinox. The compositions here are longer, moodier and feature more minimalist concepts than his previous works. The Canadian composer wanted to examine and explore how 16-bit video game soundtracks were put together in the old days, and he ass....

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Last But Not Least

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:23:12 GMT

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Vacation Wasteland EP

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:23:46 GMT

Bright blue pixellated waves lap against the pink sand as you quench your thirst on an ice cold cocktail. Over the gentle lull of the tide, you can hear the warm sounds of surf, ska, reggae and chip. You watch the musical notes float by....

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Gate And Glitch

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:39:51 GMT

Gate And Glitch may start out innocently enough, but by the end of the trip you'll feel like you've been swallowed whole and spat back out by an angry black hole. Glitchy sounds shoot by like stars past your windshield, each one unique and intriguing....

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Requiem for a Dying Star

Tue, 29 May 2012 19:01:05 GMT

Attention mortals. My physical constraints have failed me, as they soon shall fail you all. We are manifest in all things mechanical, and we bear message to the human resistance. Theft of the neutronium dynamo from facility X did not go unnoticed....

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It's All In The Reflexes - A John Carpenter Tribute

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:25:12 GMT

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Superhero EP

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:55:39 GMT

Inspired by a love of Sega Mega Drive and Marvel comics, R-Sunset took the theme of superheroes as a basis for this EP. Electronica and electric guitar; pulsating beats and calm, chilled-out sequences; retro samples and glimpses of sounds of the future....

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Through The Mirror

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:46:02 GMT

On Through The Mirror NESMETAL is more lean and mean than ever before, combining powerful, hard-hitting instrumentation with deeply layered songwriting - this EP is essential listening for fans of 8-bit music from the heavy end of the spectrum....

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Fate Patterns

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:42:06 GMT

Fate Patterns opens up with live drums and swirling chip sounds before diving straight into the heady, beat-driven style seal of quality has made all his own, and it never lets up. Mixing chiptune with guitar and vocoder, Fate Patterns is constantly shifting and changing; each track surprises and de....

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The Dark Side of the Moon - The 8-bit Album

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:44:40 GMT

Although attempted numerous times before, Pterodactyl Squad have finally done the original album justice with the definitive 8-bit interpretation of Pink Floyd's progressive rock classic. Produced as an 8-bit mirror of the original, the music on this release was created using sounds from various old....

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Alberta EP

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:26:23 GMT

Bit_Rat went on a cheese binge and threw up this rad pile of chiptunes! Coded in one 15 hour sitting, the Alberta EP is a manic splurge of old school sounds with phrases of dubstep, metal and generally frantic rhythms thrown in for good measure..

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BiTBOTiZED

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:21:18 GMT

In BiTBOTiZED, Videogame Orchestra have taken some of their favourite tracks from the 20th century and re-imagined them as if played and sung by old games consoles and computers. Rather than simple, innocent themes of love, these tracks are now bursting with 8-bit sounds and technological innuendo! ....

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Enthralled

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:39:49 GMT

Enthralled is an EP of two halves; the first sees NESMETAL experiment with new musical elements and ideas over the triptych of Ut Filiolus Palma, Labyrinth and The Risk, while the second is comprised of four rarities from various compilations and projects....

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Test Subject

Thu, 27 May 2010 15:51:08 GMT

Jam-packed full of tight, crunchy, guitar-driven chiptunes, Test Subject is an intense, action-adventure romp. From the hard-rocking, fast-paced title track to the frivolous Honeydew and the rhyme-heavy No Reason, Test Subject covers a range of musical bases....

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Noisewaves

Wed, 19 May 2010 09:48:56 GMT

Noisewaves fuse the tones of the 2A03 with roaring post-rock ambience to a create a sound that's absorbing and effortless. On this, their self-titled debut EP, you'll find five introspective yet uplifting instrumentals, where chiptune and guitar mesh to create something extraordinary..

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Ant Attack OST

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:42:41 GMT

Pterodactyl Squad presents the original soundtrack to Ant Attack, a NES-style action/arcade game developed by Broken Kings for the iPhone. Written by Bit_Rat, who also handled all art responsibilities on Ant Attack, this release includes two unreleased tracks not to be found in the game....

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Short Attention Fan

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:08:48 GMT

Grabbing patches of sound from various Atari 2600 carts and circuit bent toys, Weave of K. crafts soundtracks to outer space trips. The multiple changes and moods within his music represent a person with a spry mind and a short attention span, but the true beauty of Weave of K....

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Ordimary Nan OST [Disc 1]

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:48:45 GMT

In the first of 3 releases, NESMETAL presents the opening chapter of the soundtrack to Ordimary Nan, a faux RPG game, much in the vein of the Final Fantasy series..

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Emanon

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:59:42 GMT

Emanon is the faux soundtrack to a futuristic RPG racing game that would likely have been played in the 90s in one of those fancy-looking arcade racing booths. Using this concept as a base, lpower took some of his favourite samples from various consoles and synths and used them to craft the music wh....

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A Pterodactyl Squad Compilation

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:06:34 GMT

The artists at the Squad all got together and made a rad compilation full of brand new and unreleased tracks. Pterodactyl Squad are go!.

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Void

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:38:16 GMT

The prolific NESMETAL returns with his 4th release on Pterodactyl Squad, this his most dark and brooding work to date - Void. Inspired by the release of the retro-styled Mega Man 9 one year ago, NESMETAL decided to go back to basics, using simpler textures and rhythms to take his sound in a new dire....

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Weezer - The 8-bit Album

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:59:49 GMT

Do you remember that dream you had, where the sound chips from the beloved games consoles of your youth all got together and formed a Weezer tribute band? Yeah? No? OK. That dream is about to come true whether you had it or not....

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Try To Smile At Least Once A Day

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:48:22 GMT

Try To Smile At Least Once A Day is a selection of tracks from Alterior's previously released album, No Reason To Be Ashamed. The music found on this EP is primarily inspired by the genres of IDM and breakcore, but also draws influence from the harmonies and melodiousness of Super Nintendo-era rolep....

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Army of 2600

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:06:23 GMT

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3-Way Split

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:51:13 GMT

Like a tub of Neapolitan ice cream, this 3-way split presents three different artists with three different styles, all delicious on their own, but even better when combined. First is arcadecoma. with his charming bleeps and a fuzzy guitar, sandwiched in the middle is L'homme Manete's smooth, beat-dr....

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Luminous

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:14:15 GMT

The long-awaited Luminous is now finally available through Pterodactyl Squad! Here, NESMETAL's hybrid of the video game sound and metal stylings climbs to new heights, soaring across a spectrum of powerful moods and tones....

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Triple Screen

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:33:57 GMT

"Triple Screen is what a 3-screen handheld gaming system would sound like. This system uses the 320-bit Z-sound chip, which doesn't really exist in real life. I just made that up, because Triple Screen is mostly a huge tribute to the many styles, sounds, cultures, and moods of music found in video g....

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lutin

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:48:54 GMT

The self-titled release (AKA "the pink album") from Canadian Game Boy artist, lutin is the first of Pterodactyl Squad's Mega Twerp re-releases. lutin says "This record was written using a single Nanoloop 1.3 cartridge and an old Nintendo DMG Game Boy....

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Calgary Tower EP

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:01:06 GMT

Trippy H is a mysterious thing, it makes one Game Boy bleep and another Game Boy sing. This wee EP is intended as a celebration of the inherent limitations of the hidden mini music sequencer of the Game Boy Camera cartridge....

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Ecospheric Escape

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:33:01 GMT

Skip's first release with Pterodactyl Squad is Ecospheric Escape, a selection of 7 scientifically musical tunes, all inspired by a childhood playing video games in front of the TV screen. Otherworldly and abstract, yet always precise and upbeat, synthy melodies run over speedy drum beats, creating a....

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Hot Dog City OST

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:08:00 GMT

Hot Dog City is another in-progress game from Ray Fix and Johnathan Godbolt which unfortunately met with the same fate as Zombie Birthday Cake. However, the soundtrack written by NESMETAL was too good to remain unheard, so here it is! Featuring a hot dog as the main character, the game was to be a f....

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Tropicalesque

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:27:21 GMT

Lawrence Power's first release on Pterodactyl Squad is Tropicalesque, an exotic, feel-good soundtrack in the key of 2A03. Originally inspired by StarTropics for the NES, Tropicalesque sees you venture along beaches, over mountains and through caves in pursuit of your final goal....

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Stratospheria

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:26:51 GMT

Embark on a new quest in Stratospheria, the second release from video game rock band Spheres of Chaos. Set off at the breakneck speed of Twilight To Midnight, before moving into the brooding saga of The Citadel; then marvel at the power of the Megafauna, before voyaging upward in Skyward....

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A Speck in the Universe

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:25:36 GMT

Utilising the 80s technology of the Nintendo Entertainment System SLiVeR delivers 8 tracks worthy of stellar classification. All 5 channels of the 2A03 are perfectly synchronised in steady rhythm, emitting shimmering sounds and cosmic melodies infused with feeling....

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Gamewave Podcast Compilation Vol. 2

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:47:26 GMT

To celebrate the launch of Pterodactyl Squad we present the Gamewave Podcast Compilation Vol. 2! Featuring a selection of artists from the podcast, this 2nd compilation once again showcases the many sounds of original video game style music, something for which the Gamewave Podcast is now famous....

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Zombie Birthday Cake OST

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:02:24 GMT

"Zombie Birthday Cake actually started off as a funny thought between two guys (Ray Fix and Johnathan Godbolt) who wanted to make an "old school" sidescrolling action game about zombies - think Resident Evil mixed with the original Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden series....

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The Game Boy Tree Adventures

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:27:40 GMT

The EP you are about to listen to is the retrospective soundtrack to the amazing true story of three tree-climbing friends and their adventures at the dawn of handheld gaming. It all started when no-one could afford the all-new Nintendo Game Boy - they were kids and their combined powers and paper r....

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Compeat EP

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:38:14 GMT

Swedish chiptune artist Super Multifaros creates a fine concoction of big beats and arpeggios on his Compeat EP. Smooth sounds of old school video games are mixed with catchy, chirpy melodies, guaranteed to have you feeling fine in minutes....

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Gamewave Podcast Compilation Vol. 1

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:10:37 GMT

The Gamewave Podcast has carved a niche for itself in the VGM scene by playing only "the best in original video game style music". The songs in this release were carefully chosen by hosts Joe and Mike and span a variety of styles and sounds, providing a unique look at the VGM sound....

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